Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-05-27
Section l3. Every person receiv.

Section 13. Every person receiv.
ing such license to sell spiFituous,
vinous, malt or brewed liquors, or
any admixture thereof, shall frame
his license under q glass and place
the same 80 that it shall at all times
be conspicuous and easily read in his
chief place of making sale, and no
such license shall authorize sales by
any person who shall neglect this re-
quirement.
Section II No licenses who shall
sell liquors by less measure than one
quart shall trust or give credit there
for under penalty OF losing and fore
feiting such debt, and 10 action shall
be maintained or recovery had in any
case for the value of liquors sold iu
violation of the provisions of this Sec
ton, and defense may be taken in said
cases against such recovery without
special plea or notice.
Section l5. Any person who shall
hereafter be convicted Of selling or
offering for sale any vinous, spiritu
Gus, malt or brewed liquors, or any
admixture thereof, without license
shall be sentenced to pay fine of
not less than $500 nor more than
S., 600 and undergo Imprisonment in
the county Jail of not less than three
months nor more than twelve months
Any person having license who shall
hereafter be convicted of violating
any of the provisions Of the License
laws shall be subjected to q fine OF not
less than 500 nor more than $500,
and for any second offeuse whereof he
shall be convicted not less than $500
nor more than 81 900, and for any
third offcnse whereof he shall be con-
victed fine of not less than $500 nor
more than $4,000 and undergo i'm
prisonment in the county Jail for not
less tan three months nor more than
twelve, or both or either, at the dis
cretion of the Court Any person
convicted of more than one offense
shall not again be licensed in any city
or county of the Commonwealth, and
the license of any person permitting
the customary visitation of disreput-
able persons, or keeping disorderly
place, may upon proof be at any time
revoked by the Court, and when thus
revoked the same party shall not
again be licensed in any city or coun-
ty of the Commonwealth.
Section l6. That druggists and
apothecaries shall not be required to
obtain license under the provisions of
this act, but they shall not sell intoxi-
eating liquors except upon the writ
ten prescription of regularly regis
tered physicians; alcohol, however, or
any preparation containing the same,
may be sold for scientific, mechanical
or medicinal purposes. Anyone vio-
lating the provisions of this act shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof shall be subject to
the same penalties as are provided in
the fifteenth section of this act. Pro-
vided, that no spirituous. vinuous,
malt or brewed liquors shall be sold
or furnished to any person more than
once on any one prescription OF
physician; and prov vided further, that
any physician who shall willfully pre-
scribe any Intoxicating liquors as a
beverage to persons Of known intem-
perate habits shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be subject to the same penalties
and fines as are prescribed in Section
Is.
Section II. That it shall not be
lawful for any person, with or with
out license, to furnish. By sale, gift or
otherwise, to any person any spiritu-
Gus, vinous, malt or brewed liquors
on any day upon which elections are
now or hereafter may be required to
be held, nor on Sunday, nor at any
time to a minor or person OF known
incorporate habits or person visibly
baffected by intoxicating drink, either
| for his or her use or for the use of any
other person, or to sell or furnish
liquor on pass; book or--order on q
store, or to receivS( from.any person
any goods, wares, Merchandise or
provisions in exchange for liquor,
shall be held and deemed d misde.
meanor, and, upon conviction thereof,
the offender shall be fined not less
than $50 nor more than $500, and
undergo an Imprisonment of not less
than twenty nor more than ninety
days.
Section IS. Any house, room Or
place, hotel, inn or tavern, where
vinous, spirituous, malt or brewed
liquors are sold, offered for SO lie,
drank or given away in violation OF
any law of this Commonwealth, shall
be held and declared nuisance, and
shall be abated by proceedings at law
or equity. All expenses connected
with such proceedings, including a
counsel fee of $50 for the counsel of
complainant, shall be paid by defend
ant or defendants.
Section 10. All local laws fixing
q license rate or fee less than is pro-
vided for in this act be and the same
are hereby repealed; provided, how
ever, that none of the provisions OF
this act shall be held to authorize th e
sale of any spirituous, vinous, malt
or brewed liquors, or any admixture
thereof, in any city, county, borough
or township having special prohibi-
tory laws.